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Republican Sen. Joni Ernst will not run for reelection in Iowa, sources say  The Washington Post Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say  CBS News Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to third term, sources tell CNN  CNN Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek re-election in Iowa in 2026  NBC News Ernst Is Part of a Bigger Problem for …

Catelin Drey hugged her young daughter when she won a special election for a spot in the Iowa Senate. A crowd of supporters, including family, friends and volunteers, erupted into applause upon hearing the news. The 37-year-old Democrat won by 11 percentage points in a state Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 10 points in 2024. Her win …

Democrat wins Iowa Senate race, upending Republican supermajority  The Washington Post Democrats break GOP’s supermajority in Iowa after flipping state Senate seat  Fox News Joni Ernst Issued Warning After Democrats Flip Iowa Seat  Newsweek Iowa Democrat Appears to Flip State Legislative Seat in Upset Victory  The New York Times Key takeaways from Tuesday’s special elections in Iowa and Georgia  The Hill Source link

Iowa Democrats scored a significant victory Tuesday by flipping a Republican seat in a special election and breaking the GOP supermajority in the state Senate. Catelin Drey won the Sioux City-area district with 55% of the vote to Republican opponent Christopher Prosch’s 44%, according to unofficial results with all precincts reporting. Democrats will now hold 17 seats in the Senate, …

California Republican leader calls for a ‘two state solution’ amid redistricting battle  Politico Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link A group of Republican legislators from Indiana are scheduled to visit the White House Tuesday, multiple sources familiar with the meeting told CNN, where the group is likely to discuss redistricting. The White House sent the invitation to the state’s lawmakers in July, one of the sources said. The group is expected to meet in the …

The key to the Trump administration’s rapid detention ramp-up? Republican governors.  Politico A last lifeline in ‘detention alley’  The Washington Post Immigrant detentions soar 50% to a record under Trump  Axios Speak Out: Demand Humane Treatment in Immigration Detention  Grand Canyon Synod of the ELCA The Legal Labyrinth of Immigrant Detention  The Regulatory Review Source link

Trump’s redistricting push could bring decades of Republican rule to the US House  Reuters Frustrated voters caught in redistricting war: ‘This isn’t how a well-run republic runs’  USA Today Fresh off Texas Senate’s approval, new congressional map is target of lawsuit  The Texas Tribune How Redistricting Wars Could Give the G.O.P. Up to 7 Seats  The New York Times Donald Trump  The Guardian Source link

Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley’s district currently covers a wide swath of eastern California, running from the Lassen National Forest through the Lake Tahoe region and down to Death Valley in the south. But under a new proposed congressional map approved by Democrats in the state Legislature this week, Kiley’s district would shrink significantly and its constituency would become much more …

Joe Gruters, a Trump Ally, to Lead the Republican National Committee  The New York Times Republican National Committee elects Trump-backed Joe Gruters as new chair  CNN Trump’s Florida man for RNC chair officially takes the role  Politico Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters, a longtime Trump ally, elected as RNC chair  NBC News Joe Gruters, a Trump ally, elected new head of Republican National Committee  NPR …